Rani Mukerji gets trolled for her comments on #MeToo; Twitterari support Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma's retorts
6 years ago

Rani Mukerji gets trolled for her comments on #MeToo; Twitterari support Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma's retorts

Firstpost  

Rani Mukerji was slammed by social media users for suggesting that women need to learn how to protect themselves in order to ward off sexual harassers. In a round table conference moderated by Rajeev Masand for News18, actresses Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Anushka Sharma, Rani Mukerji, Taapsee Pannu and Tabu discussed their opinions on the movement. To this, Rani replied, “I think as a woman, you have to be that powerful within yourself, you have to believe that you’re so powerful that if you ever come into a situation like that you have the courage to say ‘back off.’ I think you have to have the courage to be able to protect yourself.” Deepika countered her statement saying that not all women would respond in the same way. https://t.co/cfvn74fzPM — Tardy B December 30, 2018 The expressions of the other women on the roundtable, when Rani Mukherjee launched into her stupid diatribe against the #MeToo⁠ ⁠movement, say it all. pic.twitter.com/P7jIsZIVnr — Aniruddha Guha December 30, 2018 seeing Rani Mukherjee talk about #MeToo and then comparing it to what Deepika and Anushka said about the cause.

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Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone's debate on women safety resurfaces online: ‘We have to take responsibility of our own'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone's debate on women safety resurfaces online: ‘We have to take responsibility of our own'

Hindustan Times  

The Kolkata rape and murder case has sent shockwaves through the entire nation. In the interview, Rani Mukerji said that she wants women to be more ‘responsible’ and learn ‘martial arts.’ Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Sharma countered her statements saying that the onus should not be on women in the first place. What Rani and Deepika said The interview …

When Sushmita Sen Recounted Her #MeToo Incident of Being Touched Inappropriately by a 15-year-old
3 years, 9 months ago

When Sushmita Sen Recounted Her #MeToo Incident of Being Touched Inappropriately by a 15-year-old

News 18  

Back in 2018, the global #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment perpetrated on women by men gained momentum in India. Bollywood actress and philanthropist Sushmita Sen, who is known for voicing her opinions eloquently on public platforms, also shared such an incident. In 2018, when the actress was asked to speak on the issue of women’s safety in an …

When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab
3 years, 10 months ago

When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab

News 18  

One question that I have been repeatedly asked over the last two years is, ‘what is the future of the #MeToo movement.’ To different people I have tried to give a different answer. While ‘Me Too’ has been an enabler that encourages women to not let their oppressors hide behind the smokescreen of complicit silence, the hashtag has ensured a …

Chinmayi on #MeToo: Women are trained not to retaliate
4 years, 10 months ago

Chinmayi on #MeToo: Women are trained not to retaliate

India Today  

On Thursday, singer Chinmayi Sripaada took to her Instagram to share a screengrab that speaks about Oscar-award winning producer Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of multiple sexual assaults. She wrote, "It could take 13 women so far against Vairamuthu.Scores of people banned by Mr Radha Ravi.Multiple girls naming Mr Anu Malik, Kailash Kher or Singer Karthik or Raghu Dixit but …

MeToo: Richa Chadha reveals why Bollywood is largely silent on Rajkumar Hirani
5 years, 11 months ago

MeToo: Richa Chadha reveals why Bollywood is largely silent on Rajkumar Hirani

India TV News  

One of the renowned filmmakers of Bollywood, Rajkumar Hirani is the latest celebrity to be called out for sexual harassment. When asked if the industry was quiet about Hirani as he is a powerful director, Richa told reporters, "It isn't power structure. The actor said her upcoming film Section 375 debates about consent and said if survivors come out and …

Tanushree Dutta refuses to take credit for #MeToo in India: Media making heroine of an ordinary person's journey
6 years ago

Tanushree Dutta refuses to take credit for #MeToo in India: Media making heroine of an ordinary person's journey

Firstpost  

Tanushree Dutta also said that even though she was moving back to the US, she was not distancing herself from the #MeToo movement. Former actress and model Tanushree Dutta is said to have propelled the #MeToo wave in India. In an interview to IANS, she said, “The media is just making a heroine out of an ordinary person’s organic journey. …

2018: The Year Women in Bollywood Finally Said #MeToo
6 years ago

2018: The Year Women in Bollywood Finally Said #MeToo

News 18  

#MeToo gained long due attention in India one year after American actor and activist Alyssa Milano posted on Twitter: “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” The post, which came in the wake of the mass sexual assault charges against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, reignited a campaign that began a decade …

#MeToo Fallout: Sruthi Hariharan Says She Barely Gets Offers Now
6 years, 1 month ago

#MeToo Fallout: Sruthi Hariharan Says She Barely Gets Offers Now

The Quint  

It's been over a month since actor Sruthi Hariharan accused co-star Arjun Sarja of sexually harassing her on the sets of the Tamil film ‘Nibunan’, which released in Kannada as ‘Vismaya’. The allegation came amid the #MeToo movement, with several women taking to Twitter and Facebook to out their alleged harassers. Women from the film industry like singer Chinmayi, filmmaker …

Poonam Dhillon on #MeToo: It also depends on how you conduct yourself
6 years, 1 month ago

Poonam Dhillon on #MeToo: It also depends on how you conduct yourself

India Today  

Bollywood actor Poonam Dhillon on Wednesday voiced support for the #MeToo movement but cautioned against making generalisations and branding the entire film industry as "bad". Dhillon, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a multi-media exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi in Goa, also said that to a great extent it "depends on how you conduct yourself". Dhillon …

#MeToo: Actor Niharika Singh speaks out against Nawazuddin Siddiqui; condemns liberals and feminists for their duplicity
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Actor Niharika Singh speaks out against Nawazuddin Siddiqui; condemns liberals and feminists for their duplicity

Op India  

Former Miss India and actor Niharika Singh has come forward with her own account of ‘Me Too’ and has documented the harassment and abuse she endured during her struggles in the film industry in a lengthy post on social media. Then in 2017, Nawaz’s memoir ‘An Ordinary Life’ co-authored with writer Rituparna Chatterjee and published by Penguin Random House included …

Niharika Singh shares her #MeToo account: Neo-liberal, savarna feminism isn't going to liberate anyone
6 years, 2 months ago

Niharika Singh shares her #MeToo account: Neo-liberal, savarna feminism isn't going to liberate anyone

Firstpost  

Former Miss India and actor Niharika Singh shared her #MeToo account through journalist Sandhya Menon, who has been at the forefront of the movement. She further adds that being ‘photogenic’ and ‘fair-skinned’ gave her an edge over other women in the rapidly growing beauty industry, and things started looking up once she won the Miss India pageant. Bhushan Kumar asked …

#MeToo India: Assam woman cop claims current ADGP sexually harassed her, husband killed self after she filed complaint
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo India: Assam woman cop claims current ADGP sexually harassed her, husband killed self after she filed complaint

Firstpost  

In the backdrop of the #MeToo movement, Leena Doley, who serves as the Additional Superintendent of Police in Assam, has taken to Facebook to talk about workplace harassment meted out to her by a senior official. Doley, an officer from the 2002 batch of the Assam State Public Service, has said through her post that Mukesh Agrawal, IPS, currently serving …

Ashwini Ponnappa speaks in support of #MeToo movement, says it's important to stand by women
6 years, 2 months ago

Ashwini Ponnappa speaks in support of #MeToo movement, says it's important to stand by women

Firstpost  

Ace Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa on Monday backed the country’s #MeToo movement, saying it’s important to stand by the women sharing their experiences. Kolkata: Ace Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa on Monday backed the country’s #MeToo movement, saying it’s important to stand by the women sharing their experiences. Ashwini and her current partner N Sikki Reddy caused a massive upset in …

Tanushree Dutta: I said #MeToo in 2008 too. But 2018 has social media
6 years, 2 months ago

Tanushree Dutta: I said #MeToo in 2008 too. But 2018 has social media

India Today  

An actress who will be remembered for spearheading India's #MeToo movement and helping to bring about a much-needed reform in Bollywood, media, politics, and the workspace in general. Back in India after several years, Tanushree Dutta took on Nana Patekar in interview after interview and made it clear to everyone that she was not the one who could be silenced …

Heads roll as #MeToo stories gather storm
6 years, 2 months ago

Heads roll as #MeToo stories gather storm

Deccan Chronicle  

As women finally break their silence to name and shame sexual predators, the country is going through a combined catharsis right now. Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, who has championed women’s causes for decades now, however, believes that the #MeToo movement is just at its inception. You should listen to people and give them a fair hearing; justice will prevail,” the …

#MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan says Arjun Sarja touched her inappropriately during film shoot; actor denies allegation
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo: Sruthi Hariharan says Arjun Sarja touched her inappropriately during film shoot; actor denies allegation

Firstpost  

Sruthi Hariharan alleged the harassment took place when she and Arjun Sarja were shooting for a bilingual film in late 2016 After a wave of #MeToo allegations have emerged from the media and entertainment industries in India over the past couple of weeks, the Kannada film industry has been struck by a row of its own — actress Sruthi Hariharan …

Rajinikanth: Women should not misuse #MeToo movement
6 years, 2 months ago

Rajinikanth: Women should not misuse #MeToo movement

India Today  

Women have been coming forward and sharing their horror stories of sexual harassment at the hands of bigwigs in various industries. The #MeToo movement has gained steam and several perpetrators of sexual abuse, assault and harassment have been brought to light. Superstar Rajinikanth, who recently wrapped up the shoot of Karthik Subbaraj's Petta, commented on the movement. At a recent …

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee, Mahima Kukreja on making the movement truly inclusive
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee, Mahima Kukreja on making the movement truly inclusive

Firstpost  

Ever since the second wave of #MeTooIndia allegations began trending on social media timelines here, journalists Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee and writer Mahima Kukreja have been at the forefront of sharing as many of these survivor accounts as possible. Ever since the second wave of #MeTooIndia allegations began trending on social media timelines, journalists Sandhya Menon, Rituparna Chatterjee and writer …

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Mrunalini Deshmukh, Vandana Shah, Rashmi Bansal and Rutuja Shinde on legal recourse
6 years, 2 months ago

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: Mrunalini Deshmukh, Vandana Shah, Rashmi Bansal and Rutuja Shinde on legal recourse

Firstpost  

The ongoing wave of #MeToo allegations has raised several pertinent questions. #MeToo Conversations — a day-long panel discussion series hosted by award-winning writer Meghna Pant, in conjunction with Firstpost, attempts to answer some. Perhaps not, but an attempt was made to address many of them at the ongoing #MeToo Conversations — a day-long panel discussion series hosted by Firstpost, and …

These data show how India's #MeToo uprising is making waves
6 years, 2 months ago

These data show how India's #MeToo uprising is making waves

India Today  

#MeToo, the global movement against sexual misconduct, received 17,500 mentions in editorial news in India in the past month, a media intelligence and big data firm said Tuesday. The firm, Meltwater, said 95 per cent of these mentions came in the last seven days of the time period considered. Globally, the company said, "India has been the most vocal about …

Opinion | How the #MeToo movement has changed the equation
6 years, 2 months ago

Opinion | How the #MeToo movement has changed the equation

Live Mint  

If M.J. Akbar were the kind of editor he used to be, he would have laughed at the statement that the former junior external affairs minister Mobashar Jawed Akbar had put out, riddled as it is with clichés and bombastic terms. As Ramani’s husband Samar Halarnkar, who also writes for this newspaper, says: “It is the job of men to …

#MeToo has legs: New allegations emerge against MJ Akbar as 20 women scribes speak out, ask court to hear their stories
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo has legs: New allegations emerge against MJ Akbar as 20 women scribes speak out, ask court to hear their stories

Firstpost  

Seventeen women journalists who were part of the first few teams MJ Akbar set up when he launched The Asian Age in 1994 have written a petition describing the former editor’s behaviour, condemning his sexual advances, and asking the honourable court hearing the defamation case to consider their testimony about the “culture of casual misogyny, entitlement and sexual predation that …

#MeToo campaign: Truth is my only defence, says Priya Ramani
6 years, 2 months ago

#MeToo campaign: Truth is my only defence, says Priya Ramani

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win: The Mahatma's words have scarcely rung more true than they do now, as women speaking out against sexual harassment find that the fight is just beginning. "These testimonies have emerged as a consequence of a slow but increasing empowerment of women over the …

India shines bright for the wrong reasons on Google's interactive map on #MeToo movement
6 years, 3 months ago

India shines bright for the wrong reasons on Google's interactive map on #MeToo movement

Firstpost  

In an effort to show the impact of the #MeToo movement, Google has mapped the search results for the term, which led to the spread of the hashtag on social media and made the movement viral from October 2017. Five decades later, the #MeToo movement has given women the world over a platform to share their experiences with sexual harassment …

Tavleen Singh dubbing MeToo in India 'imitative of West' exposes her disconnect; realities for women are same worldwide
6 years, 3 months ago

Tavleen Singh dubbing MeToo in India 'imitative of West' exposes her disconnect; realities for women are same worldwide

Firstpost  

#MeToo is hugely relevant because 55 percent of nearly 1.3 billion Indians are under 25 years of age. This movement is relevant more to them than to us and our ancestors In her column of 14 October, senior journalist Tavleen Singh murders 803 words to declare #MeToo movement in India as “irrelevant” and “a shabby copy” of its counterpart in …

MeToo movement: 11 female filmmakers ask Bollywood not to work with sexual offenders
6 years, 3 months ago

MeToo movement: 11 female filmmakers ask Bollywood not to work with sexual offenders

Hindustan Times  

Filmmakers Zoya Akhtar, Gauri Shinde, Kiran Rao and more have formed a collective and asked the film industry to show support towards victims of sexual harassment.They have shared a note on social media signed by 11 prominent female figures of the industry and said that they will no longer work with ‘proven sexual offenders’. The note, signed by Alankrita Shrivastava, …

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar issue joint statement, vow not to work with proven offenders

Firstpost  

In a storm of #MeToo accounts, allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled against several prominent names in the entertainment industry like Sajid Khan, Alok Nath, Subhash Ghai, Subhash Kapoor and Kailash Kher, among many others. Now, female filmmakers such as Zoya Akhtar, Meghna Gulzar, Konkona Sen Sharma and Gauri Shinde, among others, have expressed their solidarity with the movement. …

#MeToo Movement: It’s important to believe women and pay attention to their stories: Vicky Kaushal
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo Movement: It’s important to believe women and pay attention to their stories: Vicky Kaushal

India TV News  

Manmaziyaan actor Vicky Kaushal is the latest to offer his opinion on the ongoing #MeToo campaign that has picked momentum in India. It is high time something like this happened," Vicky said at India Film Project Saturday. Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, who was also present at the event for a session titled 'Role of Criticism in Insta Generation', chose to stay …

Swara Bhaskar on #MeToo: Kudos to all women who are claiming their stories
6 years, 3 months ago

Swara Bhaskar on #MeToo: Kudos to all women who are claiming their stories

India TV News  

Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar is known for her outspoken attitude and the actress can often be seen putting her point of view on social issues. Swara is happy that women are coming out and claiming their stories.​ Swara was here to walk for designer Karishma Deepa Sondhi on the final day of the ongoing edition of Lotus Make-Up India Fashion …

'What if prestige of a man is soiled due to false complaint': BJP MP Udit Raj again questions #MeToo movement – India TV
6 years, 3 months ago

'What if prestige of a man is soiled due to false complaint': BJP MP Udit Raj again questions #MeToo movement – India TV

India TV News  

Days after terming the #MeToo movement raging in the country a "wrong practice", BJP lawmaker Udit Raj on Thursday again questioned what if complaints outing men for allegedly sexually harassing women proved wrong and the prestige of a man was destroyed. Taking action or seeking resignation of an accused merely on a complaint of sexual exploitation means there is no …

Bollywood’s #MeToo movement was long overdue
6 years, 3 months ago

Bollywood’s #MeToo movement was long overdue

Live Mint  

Actor Tanushree Dutta, who accused co-star Nana Patekar late last month of sexual harassment on a film set 10 years ago, seems to have opened a can of worms for Bollywood. In a rapid turn of events, names such as director Vikas Bahl, actors Alok Nath and Rajat Kapoor, writer Varun Grover and many others have come up, along with …

‘#MeToo is just tamasha, will disappear like Anna movement’ – Justice Katju’s latest gyan
6 years, 3 months ago

‘#MeToo is just tamasha, will disappear like Anna movement’ – Justice Katju’s latest gyan

Op India  

India has been gripped by the #MeToo movement recently. The article headlined “MeToo movement is gimmick & ploy, aping of ‘goras'”, The former Judge has made the following points: Everyone knows Bollywood and Media are exploitative. People are ‘aping the west’ with this #MeToo movement because Indians have an inferiority complex Sexual harassment being given prominence now is a ‘diversionary …

Neha Dhupia, Soha Ali Khan on the Rise of #MeToo in India
6 years, 3 months ago

Neha Dhupia, Soha Ali Khan on the Rise of #MeToo in India

The Quint  

Neha Dhupia, Soha Ali Khan and Sophie Choudry came out in full support of Tanushree Dutta while interacting with the media here at the press conference of Saavn's No Filter Neha Season 3 along with Gaurav Kapoor. Neha Dhupia said, "Not just as an actor but as a woman, when I started reading and hearing about it, it made me …

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: Masaan writer Varun Grover accused of sexually harassing student in 2001, Anurag Kashyap refuses to believe

India TV News  

In the wake of #MeToo Movement, that has touched the Indian shores after making a wave in the west, several women have come out sharing their sexual harassment stories on the social media. Now, a woman, former student of IIT-BHU, claimed that Masaan co-writer Varun Grover has sexually harassed her back in 2001. #believethevictim and investigate the claims and also …

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo in India: Online abuse and criticism mar social media crusade against sexual harassment which is outing abusers

Firstpost  

Not everyone has taken well to this online outrage and many people have come forth to criticise the movement terming it “toxic feminism”. However, not everyone has taken well to this online outrage and many people have come forth to criticise the movement, some even terming it “toxic feminism”. — Arko Chakraborty October 8, 2018 Journalist Madhavan Narayan commented on …

#MeToo: This Mahalaya, Let Women be Empowered to Slay the Evils of Misogyny
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo: This Mahalaya, Let Women be Empowered to Slay the Evils of Misogyny

News 18  

In the wee hours of Monday, before sunrise, Goddess Durga quietly began her descent from heaven to the mortal sphere, thus marking the advent of ‘Devi Paksha,’ - the hour of the goddess. While Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code popularised the idea of ‘sacred feminine’ only recently, Bengal has lived with the tradition of worshipping women as the embodiment …

#MeToo movement takes India by storm: Authors, actors among celebrities hit by allegations
6 years, 3 months ago

#MeToo movement takes India by storm: Authors, actors among celebrities hit by allegations

India TV News  

Call it a bonfire of the vanities or an all-consuming sacrificial havan. But the "MeToo" flames now sweeping across social media have turned into a cleansing firestorm, burning holes in carefully honed public personas and turning the heat back on those whose job is to keep the social conscience and hold the powerful to account. From best-selling authors to creative …

Tanushree Dutta on her sexual harassment experience and why Bollywood hasn't had its #MeToo moment
6 years, 3 months ago

Tanushree Dutta on her sexual harassment experience and why Bollywood hasn't had its #MeToo moment

Firstpost  

Tanushree Dutta has shied away from the limelight for a long time now, but in an interview with News18, the actress stated that the reason behind #Metoo’s failure to gain traction in Indian film industry is because of the country’s hypocritical nature. In the interview, the Aashiq Banaya Aapne actor said that while everyone around her was well aware of …

Radhika Apte says artistes need good support system for #MeToo movement to work in Bollywood
6 years, 3 months ago

Radhika Apte says artistes need good support system for #MeToo movement to work in Bollywood

Firstpost  

Actor Radhika Apte says to bring #MeToo movement to Indian entertainment industry the artistes need to have a good support system. The 33-year-old actor said not only women but men also need to “come out of their fears” and share their stories of harassment and sexual abuse. We need to have a good support system and come out of our …

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